medical terns chapter 7 definitions

atonic

pertaing to lack of normal tone or tension
bradykinesia

slowness of motion or movment
dactylospasm

cramp of a finger or toe
dystrophy

faulty muscular development caussed by lack of nourishment
intramuscular

pertaining to within a muscle
levator

muscle that lifts or elevates a part
myasthenia

muscle weakness
mythology

study or muscles
myroparesis

weakness or slight paralysis of a muscle
myoplasty

surgical repair of a muscle
myosarcoma

malignant tumors derived from muscle tissue
myotomy

incision into a muscle
polyplegia

paralysis affecting many muscles
tendodesis

sergical binding of a tendon
synergetic

pertaining to certain mucles that work together
tricepts

muscles having three heads with a single insertion

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medical terns chapter 7 definitions

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definitions from chapter 7 medical terminology

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